FRANKFORT - The deadline to file to be a write-in candidate in the Nov. 6, General Election is Oct. 26, 2012, and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is reminding interested individuals to turn in their paperwork and filing fee to the appropriate filing officer.

“I encourage candidates to file their paperwork ahead of the deadline to ensure there are no deficiencies in their filings,” said Grimes.

“There is no opportunity to change documents after the filing deadline.”

SHEPHERDSVILLE - Having spent more than two decades looking out for Bullitt County’s hotel industry on the Shepherdsville-Bullitt County Tourist and Convention Commission, Bill Barnes’ recent retirement was bittersweet.